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Kathonzweni Dairy gets milk cooling machine to cut losses

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 202603 mins

Kathonzweni Dairy receives new cooling equipment to help curb milk losses. The machine is expected to improve milk quality and farmers’ access to better markets. Farmers are set to benefit from reduced post production losses and better returns. In order to save farmers from incurring losses in milk production, Chairman of Special Economic Zones Fred…

Kenya tightens border controls on pesticides imports

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202604 mins

Kenya steps up border checks to keep banned and unsafe pesticides out of the market Government pushes for harmonised pesticide rules across East Africa and COMESA Illegal pesticide entry has reportedly dropped sharply following tighter surveillance at key borders Kenya is tightening controls on pesticide imports in a move aimed at keeping chemicals that have…

Oparanya urges Migori coffee farmers to sell locally

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202601 mins

Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya has told Migori coffee farmers to stop selling produce across county borders and tap the local market instead for better returns. Oparanya made the call while speaking in Suna West sub-county during an empowerment programme organised for local farmers. He said many Migori growers have been ferrying their coffee to neighbouring…

State slashes fertiliser, halves maize seed price

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202604 mins

fertiliser price drops to Ksh2,000 per 50kg bag Certified maize seed costs cut by half Government targets farmers hit by drought losses The Government has slashed the price of fertiliser to Ksh 2,000 per 50kg bag and halved the cost of certified maize seed to cushion farmers from drought-related losses. Under the new intervention, farmers…

Tea, coffee co-ops reap Sh1.7bn at weekly auctions

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202604 mins

Tea earnings fell as supply tightened, but quality produce continued attracting premium prices. A handful of KTDA factories secured top prices at the Mombasa auction, led by Mununga. Coffee farmers also recorded strong returns, with Tegu coffee fetching the week’s highest price. Tea and coffee farmers generated Ksh 1.721 billion from the auction last week,…

Kagwe pushes for faster irrigation to boost food output

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 202606 mins

Kagwe wants faster irrigation expansion to boost Kenya’s food production. Sh79 million Ndigiria Water Pan project will support a 50 acre irrigation scheme. Government plans to capture more rainwater and reduce reliance on rainfall. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has called for a rapid expansion of irrigation across Kenya as the…

Nakuru farmers receive sunflower seeds to boost oil output

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 202606 mins

Nakuru distributes 7,000kg of sunflower seeds to 2,500 farmers. County targets 30,000 acres of sunflower farming in three years. Programme aims to cut edible oil imports and boost farmer incomes. The County Government of Nakuru has distributed 7,000 kilograms of certified sunflower seeds to 2,500 farmers to boost local edible oil production. The programme aims…

New KPCU disburses Sh15bn coffee cherry fund, Nyeri leads

Sacco ReviewAugust 19, 2026August 22, 202605 mins

Coffee farmers across the country are receiving billions under a major cherry financing programme One county has emerged as the biggest beneficiary, while another records a striking payout pattern New figures reveal a wide gap in coffee funding between counties The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) has disbursed Ksh15.07 billion under the Coffee…

Coffee auction nets Sh949m in strong Nairobi sale

Sacco ReviewAugust 19, 202603 mins

Kenyan coffee posts a strong showing at the latest Nairobi auction A leading coffee marketer dominates the day’s trading Premium beans continue to attract top prices from buyers Kenyan coffee fetched Ksh 949 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on August 18, 2026, as buyers traded 17,315 bags in a lively Sale 36 auction….

Imenti tea farmers push Parliament to scrap punitive levies

Sacco ReviewAugust 19, 202605 mins

Imenti tea farmers want Parliament to scrap the 0.8 per cent export levy, saying it is cutting into their earnings Farmers say the tea sector faces more than 40 taxes and levies that are raising production costs Growers are calling for government consultation and tax reforms to restore tea’s competitiveness and profitability Tea farmers in…